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ASX-listed Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill, has revealed that the company is looking forward to developing Pluto Train 2 in close collaboration with GIP as they bring vast global capabilities.  Woodside Energy has completed the sale of a 49% non-operating participating interest in the Pluto Train 2 joint venture (JV) to …

ASX-listed Element25 (E25) has revealed that it is now moving to a definitive feasibility study for the high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) facility, which is likely to be finalised in the second half of 2022. A scoping study into the HPMSM plant has confirmed the economic benefits of the …

The decision by BHP to invest $100m in private UK miner Kabanga Nickel, which is developing a huge nickel project in Tanzania, marks a further shift in strategy for BHP, which has traditionally focused on less risky mining jurisdictions such as Australia, Chile and Canada that have been extensively developed. …

Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has started a partnership with Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection based in Nairobi, Kenya. Twakei is a specialist engineering company providing fire suppression services in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Southern Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and Somalia. “We are very excited to join Dafo Vehicle’s family because …

Red Rock Resources, an Aim-listed resource company, reports that it has completed 1 744 m of reverse circulation drilling at the Mikei gold project in Kenya. A 2 000 m drill program is underway at the KKM Central prospect in the project’s western area. The company is drilling 17 holes …

Kenya’s mining industry, which is expected to generate US$200 million in 2020, is expected to expand as more companies begin production next year. After Shanta Gold, a mining company with operations in Kenya and Tanzania, announced that additional visible gold has been identified in seven different intersections, the western part …

In Kenya, a new mining player has emerged, and this player is serious about doing business. Its name is Caracal Gold, and manufacturing is its game. In September 2020, the business took operational control of its 100 per cent owned Kilimapesa gold mine, restarted processing and the underground mine in …

Tanzania is reaping the benefits of its enormous mineral resources thanks to important operational reforms done by the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO). Since its inception in 1972, the mining corporation has gone from strength to strength, reducing its reliance on the government from 100% to only 22% now. Dr Dotto …

After receiving a special mining license from the government over the weekend, Tembo Nickel Corporation Ltd has promised to expedite the implementation of the nickel mining project. Chris Slowalter, the corporation’s CEO, gave the assurance shortly after receiving the special mining license, stating that full production would begin in two …

The proven mining-sector material handling capability of Unitrans Africa (UA) is laying the groundwork for a bright future marked by unique innovation in key areas of the company’s operations. Unitrans Africa’s bold, long-term vision includes electric vehicles as well as real-time stockpile management and reporting. But none of these concepts …